There were several crashes across the state Wednesday morning after sleet, rain and freezing rain froze overnight and dozens of schools delayed opening because of the conditions.
In Cromwell, a state trooper and a firefighter were struck while at the scene of a crash on Route 9 South. Both were taken to a nearby hospital.
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State police said a driver who hit a patch of ice and spun out and hit a trooper and a firefighter.
In Hamden, a state trooper was injured on Route 15.
All three first responders were taken to the hospital and are alert and conscious.
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In Lisbon, icy conditions led to a vehicle crashing and catching fire.
Several school districts decided to have two-hour delays.
Thompson public schools were closed Wednesday. A statement on the school district's website said they have icy road conditions, buses were sliding and it was going to be a half-day so it did not make sense to bring students in for a short time.
Dattco said a bus in Woodstock had to take students back home until it was safe to drive again.
"That's over in Woodstock. We just had a couple of kids there and got on the bus. We had to take them back. Generally, that doesn't happen and we're able to plan ahead, but you can't always judge the judge the roads. So we work very close with the superintendents and the schools and those locations and just make sure that we make the the best decision and sometimes we have to revise that decision as we better understand the situation on the road," Bryony Chamberlain, of DATTCO said.
During the day, it will be partly cloudy with highs around 48.
Tomorrow will be cloudy with rain developing later in the day. Highs will be around 45.
Friday looks warm with highs near 60.
The weekend will be cloudy with highs in the upper 40s.
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